A.Word.A.Day--cruciverbalist

"In a suburban town in Connecticut, Cora Felton has some small measure
of notoriety as the Puzzle Lady, reputed constructor of syndicated
crosswords. The much married and generally alcoholic Cora, though, is
a front for her niece Sherry, the real cruciverbalist."
GraceAnne A DeCandido; Last Puzzle & Testament (book review);
The Booklist (Chicago); Jul 2000.

This week's theme: words to describe people.

X-Bonus

Our houses are such unwieldy property that we are often imprisoned rather
than housed in them. -Henry David Thoreau, naturalist and author
(1817-1862)